Gazprom sent Naftogaz of Ukraine an offer to sign an addendum to the existing natural gas purchase and sale contract in 2009–2019. This is stated in a message from the information department of the Russian company. This document defines the conditions and procedure for Russian gas supplies to Ukraine in the 3rd quarter of 2015. In addition to the contract, Gazprom proposes to maintain the terms and conditions of supplies in force in the 2nd quarter of 2015.

According to MTS, in the first quarter of 2015, the Oysters brand took first place in terms of tablet sales in Russia. As RBC found out, of the 300 thousand reported sales, the manufacturer gave away most of it for free Photo: oysters-digital.ru Demand for B-brands The Russian manufacturer Oysters became the leader in tablet sales in Russia in the first quarter of 2015, the MTS press service reported.

JSCB Bank of China (Elos) (Russian subsidiary of Bank of China Limited) filed a claim against Mechel in the Moscow Arbitration Court for the recovery of 54.97 million rubles. This is reported on the court's website. The claim was submitted to arbitration on June 24, but has not yet been accepted for proceedings. Since the beginning of 2014, Mechel has been negotiating debt restructuring with creditors.

A government source told The Wall Street Journal that Greece will not pay the IMF €1.6 billion on June 30, which could lead to the country's default. Photo: AP Greece will not pay €1.6 billion to the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal writes , citing a source in the country's government. Failure to pay this amount could lead to the country's default.

On Monday, the Moscow Regional Court ruled in favor of the bank in the case of reducing the client’s monthly payments on a foreign currency mortgage Photo: TASS The Moscow Regional Court overturned the high-profile decision to recalculate the payment for a foreign currency mortgage at a preferential rate. The Moscow Regional Court decided to refuse the claim of the bank's client Lyudmila Chernikova, according to a VTB24 press release.

A leading enterprise for the collection, procurement, processing and sale of scrap and ferrous metal waste in the Pskov and Leningrad regions, Pskovvtormet OJSC, attracted a credit limit of 600 million rubles for a period of one year. Borrowed funds in the form of a revolving credit line will be provided in rubles and dollars for the purchase of scrap metal for the purpose of its subsequent sale to Belarus and European countries. The loan was provided by a branch of VTB Bank in Pskov.

Tunisian authorities have detained a group of people who may be linked to the hotel attacker. Previously, the Islamic State terrorist group took responsibility for the shooting of vacationers. Photo: AP Tunisian authorities have detained a group of people who may be linked to the suspect in the attack on tourist hotels. This was reported by Reuters with reference to the country's Interior Minister Naem Gharsalli. He declined to provide further details.

The Central Bank reduced the value of the ruble to the dollar by more than 70 kopecks. At the same time, the euro rose in price against the ruble by 11.4 kopecks. Photo: TASS The official dollar exchange rate increased by 71.14 kopecks today. - from June 30, it was set by the Central Bank at the level of 55.524 rubles. At the same time, the official euro exchange rate rose by 11.4 kopecks. - from June 30, 2015, it was determined by the Central Bank at 61.5206 rubles.

The country's authorities fulfilled their obligation to pay the European Financial Stability Fund €50 thousand. If the money had not arrived, the fund could have announced a default in Greece today Photo: REUTERS 2015 Greece made its next payment to the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) on Monday in full. According to Handelsblatt , the Greek authorities transferred €50 thousand, and the EFSF confirmed receipt of the money.

The Minister of Industrial Policy of Crimea, Andrei Skrynnik, was detained by employees of the FSB department for the region. He is suspected of complicity in the theft of state property on an especially large scale Minister of Industrial Policy of Crimea Andrei Skrynnik (Photo: RIA Novosti) agency reports the detention of 34-year-old Andrei Skrynnik The Kryminform with reference to the press service of the regional department of the FSB.

Construction of a section of the Power of Siberia gas pipeline has officially begun in China. This was reported on the Russian government website. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that the construction of the gas pipeline will significantly expand cooperation between countries not only in the energy sector, but also in related industries. He noted that construction has been underway for 10 months and Gazprom is fulfilling all its obligations.

As RBC learned, the BIN group of the Gutseriev-Shishkhanov family is buying MDM Bank. The transaction amount is unknown. Officially, the parties do not comment on it Photo: TASS A source familiar with the terms of the negotiations told RBC about the impending deal, and was confirmed by a person close to the bank’s management and an acquaintance of one of the participants in the deal.

Two methanol production plants in the vicinity of the port of Ust-Luga will not be able to start on time. Changes in Gazprom's plans are to blame for the failure of at least one project. The launch of two methanol production plants in the Leningrad region has been postponed for a year. As Kommersant writes , the implementation period for the projects of LLC NGSC and LLC Baltic Gas Chemical Company (BGKhK) in the vicinity of the port of Ust-Luga has been postponed from 2018 to 2019.

Photo: RIA Novosti For the first time, the authorities said what new retirement age could be introduced in Russia. This is 63 years for both men and women, according to government-approved documents. One age for everyone The figure is contained in the draft Main Directions of Budget Policy for 2016 and the planning period 2017–2018. This Thursday the document was generally approved at a government meeting. A copy of it was at the disposal of RBC.

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos signed a decree on holding a referendum on July 5 in the country on the proposals of European creditors. The corresponding decree was published in the Government Gazette and comes into force from the moment of publication. The decree states that the referendum is scheduled for Sunday, July 5.